What mods have you done to your GT's ?

hardhitter · Post by **hardhitter** » Wed Dec 29, 2004 6:40 pm

We are talking about engine mods here, no bodykits or barry crap just serious stuff. Just interested in what you lot have done and the current trends out there..

dub envy · Post by **dub envy** » Wed Dec 29, 2004 6:55 pm

one of you decat downpipes.
staight through stainless exhaust.
poloace chip.
jetex pug 205 cone filter.

Quite fancy the uprated coil thingy that you've done to yours... maybe nearer the summer.

Oh, not engine mods, but still performance..
239mm audi 80 calipers and carriers, with Golf GTI 239mm vented disks.

tainmrk3polo · Post by **tainmrk3polo** » Wed Dec 29, 2004 7:01 pm

poloace chip
GTI AFM
GTI induction kit (not sure on the brand)
one of your pipes is on the way yes?
powerflow cat back SS system (soon to be replaced with a straight through system hopefully!)

also fancy doing the uprated coil thing so maybe of that is what has gone on my car i'll use that spare your sending me (again big thanks!) as a temporary whilst i source the digifant bits.
also i need to do that extra earth wire as that supposedly helps?
got a few other things i like the sound of!

metz · Post by **metz** » Wed Dec 29, 2004 7:55 pm

Barningfield decat...The end.

Steve_O · Post by **Steve_O** » Wed Dec 29, 2004 8:04 pm

Poloace chip... that is all - so far!!

pettsy · Post by **pettsy** » Thu Dec 30, 2004 1:34 am

gti coil mod
jetex panel filter/drilled airbox
extra earth wire

DelG40 · Post by **DelG40** » Thu Dec 30, 2004 1:58 am

dub envy wrote:one of you decat downpipes.
staight through stainless exhaust.
poloace chip.
jetex pug 205 cone filter.

Quite fancy the uprated coil thingy that you've done to yours... maybe nearer the summer.

Oh, not engine mods, but still performance..
239mm audi 80 calipers and carriers, with Golf GTI 239mm vented disks.

Man, I love the look of your Polo. It's damn sexy. Is that a respray of one of the original paint options colours? What wheels are they? Where did you get them from?

optima21 · Post by **optima21** » Thu Dec 30, 2004 1:03 pm

erm well it alters on a daily basis but some things work better than others, but here's a list of mods that have been tried

poloace chip
dan barnes chip
decatt
scorpion cat back system
(waiting for paint to dry on ashley 4 branch manifold)
high flow filter
drilled airbox
ram air induction system
flowed GT airflow meter
Golf AFM with GT internals
Golf AFM
flowed throttle body and elbow
bored out throttle body
ecotec valve
oil catch tank
Lucas Sports coil and mk2 polo ignition amp.

Gareth_GT_Hatch · Post by **Gareth_GT_Hatch** » Thu Dec 30, 2004 3:37 pm

What engine mods have you done to YOUR GT(s) dan? I think everyone would like to know

As for me;

1.4 conversion

poloace chip

lucas coil and standard mk3 amp

decat and full exhaust from there to go on in the new year - dan whats the news with that?

golf AFM (if I can get it to work)

warm air intake system removed including vacuum switch in tb elbow

thats all at the mo.

hardhitter · Post by **hardhitter** » Thu Dec 30, 2004 4:03 pm

Good response there, nice to see a bit of variation.

Gareth- I've left a message for the chap who does the exhuasts so I will let you know when he gets back to me.

As for my mods well the green runabout has the following:

G40 exhuast manifold and oe de-cat downpipe matched to a standard oe G40 system.
Modified airbox with k&n panel filter
Modified inlet elbow and oil breather vented to atmosphere (needs a catch tank)
Golf Digifant ignition coil and amplifier
de-wedged and ported throttle body
One of my chips
lambda earth

90.9 bhp @ flywheel and 79.2 lb ft torque at stealth racing

I wan't to break three figures at the club polo rr day at aldon auto in jan.

Gareth_GT_Hatch · Post by **Gareth_GT_Hatch** » Thu Dec 30, 2004 4:07 pm

ahh lambda earth and oil breather - forgot about those mods. done them on mine too.

tainmrk3polo · Post by **tainmrk3polo** » Thu Dec 30, 2004 5:56 pm

how and what is the extra earth strap thing? is this the same as the lambda one you just mentoned? got pics of where it runs from and too? and also how do i go baout doing the Digifant coil and amp? do i need to make any wiring? again any pics of this? cheers

Gareth_GT_Hatch · Post by **Gareth_GT_Hatch** » Thu Dec 30, 2004 6:36 pm

I can show you at the rr day if you like? the uprated coil conversion I did is much easier than the golf conversion (in that you dont need to go looking for any bits) just buy the coil off ebay (about Â£15) and swap some stuff over.

tainmrk3polo · Post by **tainmrk3polo** » Thu Dec 30, 2004 7:06 pm

what do i need to use for the strap? as i'll get the parts and then do it at the RR day. also is there any significance in the gains between the uprated coil and the golf coil? i.e is it better to uprate or replace?

Gareth_GT_Hatch · Post by **Gareth_GT_Hatch** » Thu Dec 30, 2004 7:29 pm

the extra lambda earth is just a piece of wire going from the battery to the lambda prob earth on the inlet manifold. best thing to do is go to maplins and get some wire and some crimpable loop-style terminals for connecting to the battery terminal and lambda probe earth.

Ive no idea on what improvements there are to be had with either coil. I just took the easier option and bought a new coil. At least I had some assurance it was going to work properly (you dont know what youre getting from a scrapyard)